A letter from the leader of the polygamist sect specifies the harm he believes the state is wreaking.

William Jessop wants Governor Rick Perry to block a judge’s order that says those kids must — for now — stay in foster facilities across Texas.

That ruling was based on evidence from child welfare officials, who argued the kids could be endangered at the compound, where they say under-age girls were forced to marry older men and bear children.

“They had workers there to take them there from us, crying and asking for us,” a sect mother explained to CBS News last week.

Some of the children were brought here to Austin, where they’re being cared for at the Austin Children’s Shelter.

A spokesman for the governor told CBS 42 News Sunday that Perry hasn’t yet received the letter.

Meanwhile, the state did release a memo to give caretakers tips on how to handle the kids. It says the kids shouldn’t be exposed to TV, movies, or the radio.